door Callum Winterford | feb 14, 2026 | Geen onderdeel van een categorie, Guide, Industry News
Procurement portals are now a common way to run Travel Management Company RFPs, offering structure and consistency for procurement teams. But when portals are poorly configured, they can unintentionally limit supplier responses, create unnecessary friction, and make it harder to assess what truly differentiates one TMC from another.
Based on extensive experience responding to portal-based RFPs, this guide from Gray Dawes Travel shares nine practical ways travel managers and procurement leads can attract higher-quality responses, improve evaluation, and achieve better outcomes from the process.
door Callum Winterford | feb 9, 2026 | Geen onderdeel van een categorie, Hotel, Industry News
As winter fades and brighter days arrive, it’s the perfect time to plan ahead for a successful season of business travel. With over 800 Premier Inn hotels across the UK, you’re always close to your next meeting, conference, or event. From city centres to business hubs, enjoy convenient locations, comfy beds, blackout curtains for great sleep, and the option to upgrade to Premier Plus for extra comfort. Start your day with an unlimited breakfast, wind down with delicious on-site dining, and save with meal deals. Book early for the best value, flexibility, and stress-free stays wherever work takes you.
door Callum Winterford | feb 5, 2026 | Geen onderdeel van een categorie, Guide, Industry News
When your travel management company is acquired, the impact goes far beyond industry headlines. From technology changes and service disruptions to pricing uncertainty and contract implications, a merger can fundamentally reshape your corporate travel programme. This guide helps travel managers understand what’s really changing, the critical questions to ask their TMC, and how to assess whether staying or exploring alternatives makes the most strategic sense. With a clear framework for evaluating technology, service, costs, and stakeholder needs, you’ll be better equipped to protect programme value and move forward with confidence.
door Callum Winterford | jan 19, 2026 | AI, Geen onderdeel van een categorie, Guide, Industry News
As business travel continues to evolve, travel policies must keep pace with new expectations and challenges. Learn how to build a smarter, more flexible travel policy for 2026 – one that balances cost control, compliance, sustainability goals, and a better traveller experience.
door Callum Winterford | okt 22, 2025 | Geen onderdeel van een categorie, Industry News, Offline, Personal Interest, Sports
Gray Dawes Travel has joined forces with Hockey Victoria and Hockey Club Melbourne as their exclusive travel partner, helping players, families and fans travel seamlessly across Australia this Hockey One season… and it’s been a winning start for both the men’s and women’s teams.
door Callum Winterford | okt 21, 2025 | Air, Geen onderdeel van een categorie, Industry News, Offline
Business travel is changing, and this is your boarding pass to the best of it. Crafted design, more choice, and service that just gets it. Together, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are raising the bar.
